I've kind of fell off the blog bandwagon. Holidays, man. They are never easy nor are they ever uneventful. Work was super hectic, family started to come over, and once that all started to create a whirlwind of activity, Chico became sick.
We had Chico for about 10 years. He passed away at 10 and a half. He was a huge dog that weighed about 83 pounds mixed with boxer & rottweiler. He was unbelievably smart and intuitive, and remained a puppy until we recently lost him. It happened to quickly and ended just as fast. One week he was his normal wiggling self and the next he couldn't walk. It was a really hard time because he was our first family dog and none of us had ever dealt with the loss of an animal. But to say the least he taught our family how to love animals the way we do. That was really the hardest part of it. He passed away on Christmas night in my brother's arms. We were going to put him down the next day, it's as if he knew and he said goodbye. The sweetest boy I have ever known.
Christmas Eve is always hard because it's tamale night, it's nana night. I am lucky that my best friend comes every year and this year my boyfriend joined too. There was nothing that could hold me up stronger than my family + those two.
Holidays are always full of so much emotion and it's okay, sometimes it's the only time of the year people allow themselves to feel and express those emotions. Here's to 2015, a year of change. Literally, every year lately has become the year of change. But, that's okay. I'm okay with that. I'm at an age where I need it!
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